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Things are about to get serious here. It feels like a long time since I’ve written about Ecuador’s political climate, but really, it has just been more of the same. The boat has been chugging along inefficiently, but at least it was moving. Now it looks like things are about to get wild. I learned yesterday that prices are about to shoot up. Living in Ecuador has always been cheap, which is why so many expats choose this place. But there is a big reason goods have stayed affordable: subsidized fuel. That is about to disappear. Already there are rumors of a national strike this week. I have seen this before, but it is never something you can take lightly. When I first arrived, one of the infamous strikes caused millions of dollars in damage to Quito. You might think the Floyd protests were bad, but you have not seen what Ecuadorians do to their own cities when they are angry. It can get out of hand fast. The president has even decided to move the government outside the capital in prepar